The name Pentewan is from the Cornish language, PEN meaning a headland and TEWAN or Towan meaning a sand-hill, hillocks or dunes. The village is built around a circular hill known as The Round, it is known that… Read More

From the village square head up Pentewan hill, turn first right onto The Terrace and pick up the coast path past the church at the end of the lane turning left onto the footpath. From here, there are… Read More

This is a circular walk approximately 1 mile in length and takes around 20 – 30 minutes to walk. The walk takes you around the back of Pentewan down the valley and just into the bluebell woods. It… Read More

Pentewan Promo

A small film that wonderfully shows off the village, our trails and the beach. Do you have a film that we can add to the site, let us know.

Village News

Pentewan Old Cornwall Society commences the 65th year of indoor meetings in the village hall on Monday 16th September 2019 at 7.30pm. If you are interested in the history of Cornwall and would like to learn more about the county in which you live you will be made welcome at our monthly meetings. We commence on Monday with our Annual General Meeting and this will be followed by an illustrated talk by Arthur Britton entitled “Family connection to H.M.S.Pickle” which was one of Nelsons ships at the battle of Trafalgar. Read More

Village News

Notice is hereby given that the Pentewan Valley Parish Council proposes to make an Order pursuant to the provisions of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and all other enabling powers to be known as the Pentewan Valley Parish Council (Off Street Parking Places) Order 2019.